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What does with bated breath mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word with bated breath? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. with reduced breath
  2. (idiomatic) Eagerly; with great anticipation.
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Hawking took 10 minutes to build up the answer on his computer and the audience waited with bated breath.
A huge favourite in Quebec, her 2007 Festival visit left fans waiting for her return to Montreal with bated breath!
For the next four days, the nation and the world watched with bated breath to see whether a full-scale core meltdown would follow.
While we wait with bated breath, the meaningless one day jamboree rambles on.
The world looks on with bated breath as two old rivals get together moulding their swords into sickles and ploughshares.
We await with bated breath your musings on other complicated hygiene issues.

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